Nepal 1994 Postage Stamp

Hexagram appears on Nepal 1994 Postage Stamp

 Picture is courtesy of Dobush from Kfar Aza Israel

Dobush from kfar Aza asked Israeli philately expert Ron Berger (in a Forum at Tapuz) about this postage stamp. Ron Berger says that this is the fourth in a series of famous people postage stamps issued on 23 December 1994, showing Bala Guru Shadananda (1835- 1916) who founded the first public schools in Nepal.

I thank Dobush and Ron Berger for the accurate info.

The 50th Anniversary of Management Education in Nepal-2004  

 2009 - Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Tribhuvan University in Nepal

Palestine Magen David

Star of David drawn on an envelope from 29.1.1937 is courtesy of Dobush from Kfar Aza. This envelope was sent from Palestine, Texas, to Mr. Horowitz. The sender added to the American stamps also two British mandate stamps. Dobush added that Palestine, Texas became known after 1.2.2003 following the crash of space shuttle Columbia, in which was Ilan Ramon. The debris of the space shuttle fell near this city.

Arab stamp with Solomon’s seal pattern

Arab stamp with Solomon’s seal pattern 

Sent to me by Dobush from Kfar Aza

Copyright: Dobush 

Gold hexaram Beer Star

Dobush from Kfar Aza sent me this Israeli beer label with a gold hexagram, which stands for brewery, and continues a Medieval  tradition of selling beer under the emblem of the beer guild.

Copyright: Dobush 2008

Turkish Over Print

This crescent with six-pointed star on an old stamp sent to me by my dear friend Stephanie Comfort is not a future symbol of reconciliation between Islam and Judaism but an Over Print on a Turkish stamp.

My friend Dobush from Kfar Aza asked Moshe Rimer from collectors Forum in Tapuz what’s the story behind it and Rimer answered that the stamp was issued originally in 1892 and its value was 10 Para; then it was over printed in red in 1897 and its value was 5 Para. Then it was over printed again in 1915 (WWI) with the crescent and six-pointed star; then again with 5 pointed star as a result of accepting the protest of religious leaders against the six-pointed star; then again by Arab authorities in 1920.

Yoram Blumann sent Dobush the following comment:

Hexagram on Turkish stamps

During WW1, current Turkish stamps [i.e. part of the vast stocks of stamps held in store] were overprinted each year for use during that year. This was probably a 'security' or 'economic' measure. The 1915 [really 1331] print consists of over 100 different stamps- same as 1916 and 1917, but in those years it was 5 pointed star pentagram. I do not see anything really special in using the hexagram symbol on the overprint; after all, it's use in classic Arabic and Coptic literature designs etc is fairly widespread.

See my Non-Jewish Star of David stamps album on Picasa

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Tombstone of a Jewish soldier

Picture of a Magen David mark on a tombstone of a Jewish soldier in the British Military Cemetery in Ramla was taken two years ago by Dobush from Kfar Aza.
Copyright: Dobush 2008

Lord Bardolf -Hexagram on Seal

14^th Century seal belonging to Lord Bardolf from Norfolk, England

Source: Charles Boutell ( Project Gutenberg) The Handbook to English Heraldry

Thanks to Dobush for referring me to this picture

The Christian MEANING OF MAGEN DAVID on Youtube

see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrHb04Sb_FU&NR=1

Thanks to Dobush for the reference

Israel 1958 Postcard

Israel 1958 Postcard

Magen David as part of the IDF aircraft emblem appears on an 1958 nostalgic postcard issued to mark Ten years of Israeli Independence. A plane that arrives from the sea allows us to see Israel from above: a green small (before the settlements) and clean country.

Copyright: Uri Mayrav and Hadi Or 2008

Thanks to Dobush who referred me to this image

Seashells

Picture of Star of David made from seashells on the wall of the building in Hagalil Street, Haifa is courtesy of Niza wolfensohn.
Copyright: Niza Wolfsohn (who sent the picture to me via Dobush from Kfar Aza)
This building served the Jewish settlements Police, which was established in 1936.

Bernard Revel Postage Stamp

Dobush from Kfar Aza sent me this 1986 American Postage Stamp issued to mark the 100th anniversary of Yeshiva University. It has a tiny star of David hidden in the beard of Rabbi Bernard Revel.

Symbol of Ownership or Symbol of Coexistence

Picture of Magen David above the entrance to the Tomb of Shimon Hatzadik (Shimon the Righteous) in the old city of Jerusalem is courtesy of Anat Skili.
Copyright: Anat Skili 2008
Thanks to Dobush from Kfar Aza for referring me to her blog.
Shimon Hatzadik was the last of Anshei Knesset Hagedolah. Legend has it that he met Alexander the great in Jerusalem.
The Tomb of Shimon Hatzadik is a controversial place: Arabs and Jews claim ownership on it. I guess that this Magen David is meant to show the Arabs that the place is holy to the Jews. I am quite sure that the drawer didn’t know that the six-pointed star is Muslim not less than Jewish, and in fact it represents coexistence, but if one is satisfied with his ignorance why do I bother to disturb him?

Magen David and Arrow Pin

Magen David with an arrow pin attached to the dress of  Sheyndel-Sonya Menuchin-Neiman, relative of famous violinist, Yehudi Menuchin.

Photographed in Jerusalem c. 1910 by  the famous Armenian photographer Krikorian [1918-1847].

All rights reserved to Oded Israeli

Thanks to Dobush from Kfar Aza fro referring me to this image.

The National Committee for the Jewish Soldier

Picture of a Star of David on a poster of The National Committee for the Jewish Soldier is courtesy of Dobush from Kfar Aza, Israel. The National Committee for the Jewish Soldier was founded in the 1930^th and operated until the end of WWII.

Coin of Herod the Great

A six-pointed star appears on the reverse of one of the coins of Herod the Great (73-4 BCE) along with a military helmet, wreath, and two palm branches.

Obverse: a tripod, a bowl and inscriptions: “Herod king” “year 3” (37 B.C.E.)

Drawing was copied from the Jewish Encyclopedia entry: helmet.

Thanks to Dobush who referred me to this image.

Convention of the Children of Buchenwald

Star of David appears on a cancel prepared especially for the Convention of the Children of Buchenwald in 4.4.1995. Picture is courtesy of Dobush from Kfar Aza, Israel.

Elias Katz

Athlete Elias Katz (in the picture, wearing a Star of David) won a gold medal as a member of Finland’s championship 3,000-Meter team. Katz immigrated to Israel in 1933 and was the coach of the Israeli Olympic Team preparing for the 1948 Games in London. Arab terrorists murdered him in 1947, while he projected a film at a British army camp near Gaza.

Dobush from Kfar Aza referred me to this story and I thank him for that.

Katz Photo Credit:  International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Netanya, Israel.

J. Siegman

More details:

http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/EliasKatz.htm

Gederah Bell

Magen David appears on the old Gederah Bell that was used to gather the citizens more than 100 years ago. The picture was shot by Ya’acov Shkolnik. Copyright: Ya’acov Shkolnik 2008

I thank Dobush from Kfar Aza and Oded Israeli for referring me to this historical image.   

Reubeni Prince of the Jews

Dobush from Kar Aza, Israel referred me to this photo of a Star of David on the cover of Max Brod’s book, Reubeni Furst Der Juden (Prince of the Jews), Munchen, 1925. The book is offered for sell at an Israeli bookstore called Simple Books/josef-inheritance. (Copyright: Simple Books 2008).

The reason the Star of David appears on this book cover is, most probably, that legends tell about David HaReubeni, 16^th century Jewish leader who had a flag with the Star of David on it. Some say that the Magen David’s name came from David HaReubeni and not from Biblical King David.

From Wikipedia entry Max Brod

Max Brod (May 27, 1884 – December 20, 1968) was an Austrian (later Czech) author, composer, and journalist of Jewish origin, later settled in Israel.

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From: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6541458.html

Halter, Marek. The Messiah. Toby. Apr. 2008. c.485p. tr. from French by Lauren Yoder. ISBN 978-1-59264-216-8. $24.95. F

The author of both historical fiction (e.g., The Wind of the Khazars) and religious fiction (see the following review) turns to the 16th century and a little-known crusade by a Jewish prince who went to Italy to marshal support for a Jewish state in what is now modern-day Israel. David Reubeni, the prince of Chabor, claims that he is one of the descendants of the tribe of Reuben (one of the ten tribes out of 12 that disappeared from history). He is a prodigious scholar, a military genius, and an enigmatic figure in his white woolen tunic with the Star of David emblazoned on the front. After passing through deserts and traveling by ship from Arabia, he arrives in Venice and finds the Jews there and in other cities living in ghettos, impoverished and longing for the messiah to relieve their misery. Reubeni refuses their adoration and the appellation of messiah. He wants to establish a land where Jews can live in peace and to convince Pope Clement II of his mission; the key to his strategy is a Judeo-Christian alliance that could counter the growing influence of Islam across the Mediterranean. This exciting and well-researched book is highly recommended.—Molly Abramowitz, Silver Spring, MD

Fatimid Solomon’s Seal

Fatimid Solomon’s Seal on coin - courtesy of PHGCOM from Wikipedia entry Al-Mustansir (Caliph in Cairo from 1226 to 1242).

Thanks to Dr. Muboriz Amonbekov for his email:

Official Dinar of the Fatimid Empire of Egypt minted during the reign of the Caliph-Imam Al-Mustansir Billah in Sicily in the 1050s.  For additional information you can check this link from British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1857-0101-3. 

Thanks to Dobush for referring me to this picture